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Idaho Dept. of Juvenile Corrections presents Kootenai County 2024 report; arrests fall, detention admissions rise
Summary
County and state juvenile-justice officials presented Kootenai County's 2024 juvenile justice statistics. The report showed 691 youth arrests (down 111 from 2023), 377 detention admissions (up 26), 311 youth petitions (down 28), and a probation success rate of 99 percent. The board accepted the report.
Jay Storm of the Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections presented the Kootenai County juvenile justice annual report to the Board of County Commissioners on March 11, reporting mixed trends in 2024.
Storm said there were 691 youth arrests in 2024, down 111 from 2023, and 377 detention admissions, up 26 year over year. Youth petitions totaled 311 in 2024, down 28 from 2023. Felony charges in Kootenai County rose to 89 in 2024 (up 10), while misdemeanors totaled 428 (up 3). Storm said detention-admission figures reflect only Kootenai County juveniles and exclude juveniles lodged from other counties.
Storm and Lonnie Whiteman of juvenile probation described program outcomes: probation success for 2024 was 99 percent and diversion success was 70 percent. The report showed community-service hours completed totaled 1,304 and restitution paid to victims was $20,819. Recidivism rates were 4 percent at six months, 9 percent at 12 months and 14 percent at 24 months. Storm noted those recidivism rates are lower than state and national averages.
Storm summarized state funding that flows to the county: the Juvenile Corrections Act pass-through (02/2984), tobacco/cigarette tax pass-through of $367,126, and lottery dollars of $71,832. He said $126,588 in state behavioral-health funds were spent on youth substance-use treatment, serving 69 youth, and $75,692 in community-based alternatives (CBAS) funds served 31 youth. Storm said Kootenai County had 13 committed youth on Sept. 30, 2024, and 15 committed as of the date of the meeting.
Commissioners accepted the annual report by motion and vote.
Ending: County and state officials said they would continue efforts to expand community treatment and diversion services to reduce long-term commitments to the state system.
